High School Hobby
Back when I was in high school, one of my best friends and I had a rather, uh, unique hobby. We liked to practice picking locks! It wasn’t for illegal purposes or anything like that. My buddy’s uncle was a locksmith, and we just thought it was really cool to play around with his tools and try to pick locks. Plus, it helped that we were both huge mystery/detective fans, as picking locks made us feel like Philip Marlowe or something!
We actually became pretty good at picking locks — good enough to know which locks were easy to pick and which were more difficult. I always had trouble with Schlage locks for some reason. That’s a weird thing to remember, right?
Anyway, I haven’t picked a lock in more than 15 years, and doubt that I could do it today without first practicing a bunch. After all, I’m sure locks and deadbolts have become more sophisticated over the years. Maybe I’ll order a set of picks and tension wrenches and try my hand once more!